Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Course Overview

Outline

In this course students gain a comprehensive understanding of legal principles and institutions as well as a thorough and critical understanding of core areas of law and legal theory. Students develop professional, clinical and legal analysis skills including traditional and modern legal research methods, legal writing, advocacy and alternative dispute resolution. The arts component provides skills in written communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal understanding with students able to choose majors according to their career aspirations. For more information, visit Bachelors of Arts/Laws (Hons) at UQ.

Details

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 5 years

Part-time: 10 years

Level of Qualification

Bachelors Honours

CSP: $14,010 (1st year equivalent full-time study only)

Institution

The University of Queensland

QTAC Code

707401

Start Date

Closed

Campus Location

St Lucia

Level of Qualification

Bachelors Honours

Study Area

Society and Culture

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Lowest rank to receive an offer

ATAR

93.95

Course Duration

Full-time

5 years

Course Duration

Part-time

10 years

Start Date

Closed

ATAR and Selection Rank profile

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2024.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds	ATAR (excluding adjustment factors)	Selection Rank (including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer	99.85	99.95
Median rank to receive an offer	97.55	99.40
Lowest rank to receive an offer	93.95	97.50

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Student Profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students. It provides data on students that commenced this course and passed the census date in Semester one intake, 2024, including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia.

For more information about the Student Profile, please visit Student Profile explained.

Applicant background	Semester one intake 2024
Applicant background	Number of students No. of students	Percentage of all students % of all students
(A) Higher education study	40	34.8%
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study	0	0%
(C) Work and life experience	0	0%
(D) Recent secondary education
Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR	75	65.2%
Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered	0	0%
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor	0	0%
(E) International students	<5	<5
All students	121	100%

<5 - the number of students is less than 5

N/A - Students not accepted in this category

N/P - Not published to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Majors

Refer to Bachelor of Arts.

Prerequisites

English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C)

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for UQ and for this course, refer to UQ's website.

Career Opportunities

Refer to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours).